diff --git a/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile.cs b/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile.cs
index 3a80ab4..933c72f 100644
--- a/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile.cs
+++ b/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Cavern.Channels;
 using Cavern.Filters;
 using Cavern.Filters.Utilities;
+using Cavern.Format.ConfigurationFile.Helpers;
 using Cavern.QuickEQ.Equalization;
 
 namespace Cavern.Format.ConfigurationFile {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile(ConfigurationFile other) : base(other
         /// <summary>
         /// Import a Cavern Filter Studio configuration file from a <paramref name="path"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile(string path) : base(ParseSplitPoints(path)) { }
+        public CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile(string path) : base(ParseSplitPoints(path)) => FinishLazySetup(131072);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Create an empty file for a standard layout.
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public CavernFilterStudioConfigurationFile(string name, params ReferenceChannel[
         static Filter ParseFilter(XmlReader reader) {
             switch (reader.Name) {
                 case nameof(GraphicEQ):
-                    GraphicEQ graphicEQ = new GraphicEQ(new Equalizer(), Listener.DefaultSampleRate);
+                    LazyGraphicEQ graphicEQ = new LazyGraphicEQ(new Equalizer(), Listener.DefaultSampleRate);
                     graphicEQ.ReadXml(reader);
                     return graphicEQ;
                 case nameof(InputChannel):
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ static Filter ParseFilter(XmlReader reader) {
                     return outputChannel;
                 default:
                     return Filter.FromXml(reader);
-            };
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public override void Export(string path) {
             (FilterGraphNode node, int channel)[] exportOrder = GetExportOrder();
             ValidateForExport(exportOrder);
 
-            XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings() {
+            XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings {
                 Indent = true
             };
             using XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(path, settings);
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ public override void Export(string path) {
                             return j;
                         }
                     }
-                    throw new IndexOutOfRangeException();
+                    throw new DataMisalignedException();
                 })));
                 writer.WriteEndElement();
             }
diff --git a/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/Helpers/LazyGraphicEQ.cs b/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/Helpers/LazyGraphicEQ.cs
index 7120e40..4df42d9 100644
--- a/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/Helpers/LazyGraphicEQ.cs
+++ b/Cavern.QuickEQ.Format/ConfigurationFile/Helpers/LazyGraphicEQ.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-using Cavern.Filters;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Schema;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+
+using Cavern.Filters;
 using Cavern.QuickEQ.Equalization;
 using Cavern.Utilities;
 
@@ -6,16 +10,16 @@ namespace Cavern.Format.ConfigurationFile.Helpers {
     /// <summary>
     /// Placeholder where a <see cref="GraphicEQ"/> should be created.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed class LazyGraphicEQ : Filter, ILazyLoadableFilter {
+    public sealed class LazyGraphicEQ : Filter, ILazyLoadableFilter, IXmlSerializable {
         /// <summary>
         /// Desired frequency response change.
         /// </summary>
-        readonly Equalizer equalizer;
+        Equalizer equalizer;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Sample rate at which this EQ is converted to a minimum-phase FIR filter.
         /// </summary>
-        readonly int sampleRate;
+        int sampleRate;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Placeholder where a <see cref="GraphicEQ"/> should be created.
@@ -38,5 +42,30 @@ public Filter CreateFilter(FFTCachePool cachePool) {
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override object Clone() => new LazyGraphicEQ(equalizer, sampleRate);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public XmlSchema GetSchema() => null;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void ReadXml(XmlReader reader) {
+            while (reader.MoveToNextAttribute()) {
+                switch (reader.Name) {
+                    case nameof(GraphicEQ.SampleRate):
+                        sampleRate = int.Parse(reader.Value);
+                        break;
+                    case nameof(GraphicEQ.Equalizer):
+                        equalizer = EQGenerator.FromEqualizerAPO(reader.Value);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer) {
+            writer.WriteStartElement(nameof(GraphicEQ));
+            writer.WriteAttributeString(nameof(GraphicEQ.SampleRate), sampleRate.ToString());
+            writer.WriteAttributeString(nameof(GraphicEQ.Equalizer), equalizer.ExportToEqualizerAPO());
+            writer.WriteEndElement();
+        }
     }
 }
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